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Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI)

  • Sponsor: Other
  • 70 chemical manufacturers and related industry stakeholders

Program Overview

  • Founded by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Chemours and HBCU Week Foundation, the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) seeks to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce by providing scholarships to students pursuing preferred STEM degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and connecting those students to internships, leadership development, and mentoring opportunities at participating companies. Sponsored by chemical manufacturers and related industry stakeholders,

Benefits

  • Based on a cost per scholar of $48,000, each FOSSI scholar is awarded a $40K scholarship ($10K per year, for four years), and offered leadership development, mentoring and internship opportunities with program sponsors, and access to AIChE student networking events.

Program Contact

  • https://futureofstemscholars.org/fossi/inquiry

Location

  • Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Atlanta, GA 30302, USA

Type Of Program

Audience

  • Collegiate

Discipline(s)

  • Agriculture Sciences

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Computer Science

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Environmental Sciences

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Other

  • Physics

History

Established

11/2020

Individuals Served

  • 501-1,000

Research, Roles & Responsibilities

Research Components

  • Mentored research experience(s)

Identity & Inclusion

Diversity Groups (Social Identity)

  • Historically Underrepresented

  • Underserved

Voice

Empowering Activities

  • Mentoring Opportunities

Expectation

Key Performance Indicators

In order to deliver real impact for companies and our industry, our success will be measured by the following:
- Number of students participating in FOSSI
- Number of students successfully completing a preferred STEM degree
- Number of internship hours provided to scholars
- Number of scholars hired by a FOSSI sponsoring company following graduation
- Substantial progress in funding a diverse STEM talent pipeline

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  This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. and 1818458 and 2010676. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

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